It is unusual for the Islamic State to publish the real names of its fighters, said Amarnath Amarasingam, a fellow at George Washington University’s Program on Extremism. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyIn the aftermath of the attack, Bangladesh officials were under pressure to acknowledge that transnational terrorist organizations like the Islamic State were trying to build a presence in the country. Sharmina Parveen Karim, Mr. Karim’s wife, said she hoped her husband would be released soon. The article gives detailed biographies of the five attackers, noting that at least two had unsuccessfully tried to join Islamic State forces in Libya, Syria and other battlegrounds outside Bangladesh. He said the police in Bangladesh had killed at least a dozen known militants since the restaurant siege.

Source: New York Times October 05, 2016 11:23 UTC